Spotware launches cFinancial, its own broker liquidity provider
Spotware has launched cFinancial, a Seychelles-licensed liquidity provider bundled with cTrader and cBridge, putting the vendor inside its own bridge.
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September 2026
OpenReserve wins a US bank charter priced at $210m and 12%
The OCC priced OpenReserve Bank's charter at $210m and a 12% leverage floor - below its own 2026 capital median. The balance sheet, not the brand, set it.
ECB and Brazil study a TIPS-Pix link, pilot targeted for 2028
The ECB and Banco Central do Brasil are exploring a TIPS-Pix link for instant cross-border payments, with a 2028 pilot. Why the FX leg is the hard part.
Revolut wins US bank charter with retail forex fenced off
OCC Corporate Decision #1390 gives Revolut preliminary conditional approval for a US national bank charter, but fences off its retail foreign exchange business.
TabaPay raises $155m to buy a bank with $1.1m of equity
TabaPay's $155m FTV Capital round funds a Denver bank with $1.07m of equity and $11,000 of half-year profit. The primary-secondary split is not disclosed.
Monetae’s 70 tokenised US stocks sit in one Alpaca omnibus account
Monetae Markets launched 70 tokenised US equities in El Salvador on Alpaca's Broker API. CNAD's registry shows 70 separate issuances and a second entity.
MAS commits S$220m to fintech, 12% below its 2020 pledge
MAS commits S$220m over three years to FSTI 4.0 - 46.7% above FSTI 3.0 but 12% below the S$250m it pledged over an identical three-year window in 2020.
Bolt raises $27m at $300m, 97.3% below its $11bn mark
Bolt is raising up to $27m in a pay-to-play convertible note at about $300m, 97.3% below its $11bn peak. The clause, not the cheque, is the real story.
August 2026
Swift defers structured address deadline, securities ship in Q1 2027
Swift has deferred the SR2026 structured address deadline for ISO 20022 payments while securities changes ship in Q1 2027. SEPA's November date is unmoved.
Mastercard and QNB run Syria’s first card payment in over 15 years
QNB Syria processed the first international card payment in over 15 years four days after the US delisting - but OFAC, not the terrorism list, cleared it.
Monte dei Paschi, rescued for €5.4bn, now bids €34bn for two rivals
Monte dei Paschi's €34bn all-share bids for Banco BPM and Banca Generali carry no premium on the BPM leg, and hinge on two shareholders who have not agreed.
re:cap’s lending doubled to €200m since its €125m UK facility
re:cap's €125m UK facility was debt, not a raise. Its arranged lending has since doubled to €200m — with no UK entity on the Companies House register.
Socure buys Fravity at $5.2bn, up 15.6% on its 2021 mark
Socure's $5.2bn growth investment and Fravity acquisition put its valuation just 15.6% above the $4.5bn mark it set back in 2021, despite 63% ARR growth.
BitGo buys NYDIG’s derivatives desk for $42.5m, 84% in stock
BitGo's press release skipped the price. Its 8-K puts $42.5m upfront on NYDIG's derivatives desk, 84% of it in BTGO stock, plus $15m of revenue earn-outs.
RQD Clearing lands $74m Bain Capital growth investment
RQD* Clearing takes a $74m Bain Capital-led growth round while already clearing 2.43% of US equities, as DTCC tokenisation makes clearing firms the chokepoint.
Vanguard’s reported $4.6bn Altruist deal undoes its 2003 custody exit
Vanguard is buying Altruist for a reported $4.6bn, re-entering the RIA custody market it quietly sold off in 2003 - and it was already an Altruist investor.
FOREX.com joins weekend gold CFD wave as CME opens 24/7 hedge
FOREX.com's XAU/USD 7-Day launched a day before CME's gold futures went 24/7. Seven brokers now quote weekend gold CFDs, but the hedge book is still thin.
Fasset hits $1bn valuation on $68m Series C led by SBI Group
Fasset raised $68m at a $1bn valuation led by SBI Group, but its corridor count doubled while volume rose only 25% — a capacity story, not a growth story.
Cantor Fitzgerald opens a block desk for Kalshi event contracts
Cantor Fitzgerald is now introducing broker for institutional block trades in Kalshi event contracts, with Susquehanna Predictions pricing the other side.
Munich Re pays $575m for At-Bay, a book it already reinsures
Munich Re Group agreed on August 19, 2026 to acquire At-Bay, Inc.
